Re: Help with Apple IIc+ and ProTerm on BBS

[shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <5gjqtm$fub@inet-nntp-gw-1.us.oracle.com>,
Christopher D. Heer <cheer@i.hate.spam> wrote:

[snip]

>>   I don't ever seem to recall "19.2" modems available, just 14.4
>>modems that could do some data compression/decompression and pump data
>>to the computer at speeds ranging from 14.4 to 19.2 (and maybe
>>higher). I have seen external serial 14.4s at the bargain bins of the
>>local Fry's and CompUSAs for not too much, so they definitely are
>>available.
>
>There were, in fact, 19.2 modems available.  Before the 28.8 v.34 standard was 
>ratified, there was the usual posturing by modem vendors, trying to push 
>proprietary or semi-proprietary "standards."  One was called v.32ter, and was a 
>19.2 standard.  ATI made 'em, amongst many others.  (Others supported a v.fast 
>standard of 28.8.)
>
>They're pretty useless beasts, though.

USR had their V.terbo and Global Village made the Mercury internal for 500
series Powerbooks, those are the two I can recall hearing about.

FWIW, 14400 modems support a port speed of 57600. The rule of thumb is for
best data compression, run the port at four times the modem's highest
connect speed.
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Randy Shackelford                                 
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